revision aims to promote greater varieties of product choices for investors and enhance competitiveness of the fund management industry. The draft amendments have taken into consideration the comments and

line with international practices. The proposals aim to support market readiness for current dynamic environment resulted from freer flow of capital and ever more connected capital markets and economies

Bangkok, March 3, 2014 ? The SEC Board approved the amendments to regulations on trustee of real estate investment trusts (REITs) to enhance flexibility and facilitate REIT development.Vorapol

development of asset management industry and enhance competitiveness of asset management companies not bank subsidiaries, but also open access for potential operators, such as Thailand Post, to take part in

other related rules.  The draft amendment, having previously undergone a focus group consultation, aims to remove impractical procedures and enhance consistency of relevant provisions under the principle

and to enhance service efficiency and convenience while fostering innovation in the investment sector, the SEC therefore conducted a public hearing on the proposed principles with relevant

in Thailand – Building Market Readiness and Regulatory Consultation.” The seminar aimed to enhance understanding of ICMA’s transition finance standards and to present proposed regulatory

policy directions to support product issuance and business services, improvements to regulations governing Depositary Receipts (DRs), and the development of guidelines to enhance KYC/CDD practices. The

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposes to introduce regulatory requirements to support the issuance and offering of Transition Bonds and Thailand Amber Bonds, providing issuers with

, protection of investors? rights, and/or good governance, and (3) granting the SET Board of Governors the power to allow trading access to non-members of SET, which would enhance SET to have flexibility in its